1.3. What is narrative? What is a computational narrative? What is
narrative thought?

2. Analytic Methods

2.1. Semiotics considers how one thing can be represented as another.
Signification is a key component of narrative.

2.2. A semiotic analysis of a computational narrative.

2.3. Labov theory of narrative structure.

2.4. Metaphor and blending theory.

3. New media and new genres

3.1. New kinds of text and new ways of reading. Visualizing the future of
narrative.

3.2. Form and Meaning. What new narrative forms can be developed? Do we
need technology to do this? What are new ways to think about the process of
creating narratives? What are the connections between new media and ideas
from Burroughs and McCloud?

3.3. Branching Narratives. How does the Garden of Forking Paths
relate to new media?

4. Computational Narratives

4.1. Examples of computational narrative.

4.2. Narrative and Video Gaming. What are recent developments in video
gaming? How does narrative come into games? Can we use semiotics or metaphor
theory to look at games?

4.3. Narrative and Computational Artworks. How is an interactive
narrative different from a game? How is Terminal Time different than
a documentary on PBS? Can we use semiotics or metaphor theory to look at
Terminal Time? What is needed to make this a viable form of art or
entertainment?